This study examines the impact of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) coordinated by Children's
Advocacy Centers (CACs) on the prosecutorial decision to accept or reject cases of child …

Limited studies exist evaluating the multidisciplinary team (MDT) decision-making process
and its outcomes. This study evaluates the MDT determination of the likelihood of child …

Child sexual abuse has gained significant attention from the medical, legal and social
research communities over the last couple decades. Developed in the 1980s, Child …

Objective: Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) are designed to improve the community
collaborative response to child sexual abuse and the criminal justice processing of child …

Abstract Background The Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) model is the predominant
multidisciplinary model that responds to child sexual abuse (CSA) in the United States (US) …

The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) model has been presented as the solution to many of the
problems inherent in responses by authorities to child sexual abuse. The lack of referral to …

Research shows the act of child abuse has a devastating and long-lasting impact upon
victims. In relation to the current study, research has shown abuse investigations are …

Child abuse is a multi-system problem in that different agencies are charged with different
responsibilities in its investigation, evaluation, intervention and treatment. This study …

Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) were developed to improve on child abuse investigative
services provided by child protective service (CPS) agencies. However, until very recently …

OBJECTIVE: The Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) model of child abuse investigation is
designed to be more child and family-friendly than traditional methods, but there have been …